Surely it's a mimicry of the Tetraponera rufonigra ant? That ant is also known as semut selangor, or MC Ant in Malaysia :D...yes..there are people who intentionally get themselves bitten by the ants just to get a medical certificate in order to get a day off work :D.
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If you would like to see more spiders, check these out:
1. Ant-mimic crab spider eating weaver ant
2. More ant-mimic spiders
3. Wonderful jumping spiders
4. Ant-mimic crab spider - mating!
5. Male red ant-mimic jumping spider
6. Tropical spiders
7. Jumping spider life cycle
8. Lichen huntsman life cycle
All images shot with a Canon 40D, Canon MPE65 1X-5X macro lens
and Canon MT24EX Twin Flash
with DIY Diffuser.
You sure have some amazing jumping spiders in Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yeah..we're lucky:D
ReplyDeleteStill, there are many bugs on my wish list:
1. scorpion fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_fly
2. mantid fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_fly
3. bee fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_fly
4. red eyed tree frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_eyed_tree_frog
5. wild orchid mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_mantis
6. lantern bug (hehe...copycat ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphaeninae
7. hummingbird...or at least a hummingbird moth which i saw just now!!! (June 11, 2009, 7pm) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_moth
8. jewel wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_wasp
9. owl fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_fly
10. windscorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windscorpion
11. lacewing (found one but got 2 bad shots only ( ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacewing
12. mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfly
13. snakefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefly
awesome hybrid! hehe...once upon a time... ...as told by sam...hehe..
ReplyDeleteHJW...LOL..a spider transformer! :D
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